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Jan Ekier

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Chopin by Jan Ekiel, Editor-in-Chief of “National Editions”! This is a collection of piano works by Chopin and Szymanowski by Jan Echiel, who was the chief editor of the National Editions, the official score of the International Chopin Piano Competition. Jan Echiel won the 8th prize at the International Chopin Competition in 1937. After that, he became the chief editor of the “National Editions” from 1959, compiling them based on Chopin’s autographs and his pupil’s writings on the scores. This score is also known as the “Echier Edition. The performance by Jan Echiel himself, a leading scholar of Chopin, is valuable both artistically and in terms of music history. Echiel’s performance, which approaches the composer’s intentions, is a must-hear disc that no Chopin lover can afford to miss. Tokyo M-Plus